2012–13 Botola
# 2012–13 Botola

The 2012–13 Botola is the 56th season of the Moroccan Top League, but the 2nd under its new format of Moroccan Pro League. It began on 14 September 2012 with KAC Kénitra beating COD Meknès 2–1 in their away match and ended on 2 June 2013 when Wydad Fes beating Raja Beni Mellal 4-1 in their away match. Moghreb Tétouan are the defending champion but they finished in 6th place in this season. The winner of this season will qualify to the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup as host representatives.

## Overview

### Team summaries

**Promotion and relegation**

Teams promoted from 2011–12 GNF 2

* Raja Beni Mellal
* Renaissance Sportive Berkane

Teams relegated to 2012–13 GNF 2

* Jeunesse Sportive El Massira
* Ittihad Khemisset

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous Season |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Chabab Rif Hoceima | Al Hoceima | Stade Mimoun Al Arsi | 12,000 |
| COD Meknès | Meknès | Stade d'Honneur | 20,000 |
| Difaa El Jadida | El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 6,000 |
| FAR Rabat | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 52,000 |
| FUS Rabat | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 52,000 | 2011–2012 Botola Runners-Up |
| Hassania Agadir | Agadir | Stade Al Inbiaâte | 5,000 |
| KAC Kénitra | Kenitra | Stade Municipal de Kénitra | 15,000 |
| Maghreb Fez | Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 |
| Moghreb Tétouan | Tétouan | Stade Saniat Rmel | 11,000 | 2011–2012 Botola Champions |
| Olympic Safi | Safi | Stade El Massira | 7,000 |
| Olympique Khouribga | Khouribga | Stade OCP | 5,000 |
| Raja Beni Mellal | Beni Mellal | Stade Municipal de Beni Mellal | 8,000 | 2011–2012 Botola 2 Champions (Promoted) |
| Raja Casablanca | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |
| RSB Berkane | Berkane | Stade Municipal de Berkane | 10,000 | 2011–2012 Botola 2 Runners-Up (Promoted) |
| Widad Fez | Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 |
| Wydad Casablanca | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |

Source: Soccerway.com

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | RCA Casablanca (C) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 66 | Qualification to Club World Cup and Champions League |
| 2 | FAR Rabat | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League |
| 3 | Maghreb Fez | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 48 | Qualification to Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Wydad Casablanca | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 48 | |
| 5 | Moghreb Tétouan | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 46 | |
| 6 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 41 | |
| 7 | RSB Berkane | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Chabab Rif Hoceima | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Difaa El Jadida | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 35 | Qualification to Confederation Cup |
| 10 | Hassania Agadir | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 34 | |
| 11 | Widad Fez | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 33 | |
| 12 | Olympic Safi | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 32 | |
| 13 | Olympique Khouribga | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 30 | |
| 14 | KAC Kenitra | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 27 | |
| 15 | CODM de Meknès (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 25 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
| 16 | Raja Beni Mellal (R) | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 24 | Relegation to Botola 2 |

* 1 2 Difaa El Jadida qualified for the Confederation Cup as winner of the 2013 Moroccan Throne Cup.

## Season statistics

### Top goalscorers

    As of 2 June 2013.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | OC Safi | 15 |
| 2 | Bilal Biat | Kenitra AC | 12 |
| 3 | Mustapha Kondi | RS Berkane | 10 |
| 3 | Salaheddine Aqqal | AS FAR | 10 |
| 3 | Ibrahima Ndione | OC Safi | 10 |
| 3 | Zakaria Hadraf | DH Jadida | 10 |
| 7 | Mouhcine Iajour | Raja CA | 9 |
| 7 | Hamza Abourazzouk | Raja CA | 9 |
| 7 | Abdessalam Benjelloun | Fath US | 9 |
| 10 | Samir Malcuit | Maghreb AS | 8 |
| 10 | Luiz Jeferson Escher | Maghreb AS | 8 |
| 10 | Hossamdine Sanhaji | MA Tétouan | 8 |
